SUMMARY: nslookup problem on SunOS

From: Lincoln Chang (chang@scs.philips.com)
Date: Wed Oct 30 1996 - 15:24:58 CST


Hi Sun managers,

My original question:

>
> All our SunOS systems recently has nslookup problem with error 'core dump', and it
> may be because (still checking) our root server in Europe is not delegating reverse
> mapping. My question:
>
> 1) how can I find out the root server is not delegating reverse mapping?
>
> 2) How do I fix the nslookup 'core dump' problem?
>
> (I asked Sun hot line, and according to bug id: 1203720, Solaris has no problem
> with nslookup because it is using PTR records to find the nameserver hostname
> versus SunOS is using inverse query. They said there is no solution for SunOS!)
>

Thanks to Toussaint and Cathy L. Hargrave Smith who replied my question. Cathy's
answer is right - our primary DNS server in our site need to be restarted to fix the
problem.

Best Rgds,

Lincoln Chang
System Administrator
Philips Simconductors Sunnyvale Site
 
PS. Hmmm.... I still don't know why the primary DNS server is 'screwed up' at the
     first place?



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